QUEBEC CITY, May 6 /PRNewswire/ - KOREM, a leader in the development and integration of Web-mapping solutions and geographic information systems, announced today that it has joined the ESRI Business Partner Program. Through this strategic partnership, KOREM will leverage ESRI's GIS technology to enhance their offering of custom enterprise solutions for users of industry-specific applications in government, communications, banking, insurance and retail.

"KOREM is delighted to become a part of the ESRI Business Partner Program," said Sebastien Vachon, Founding President of KOREM. "This partnership represents a key milestone and complements our growth strategy that aims to provide a comprehensive line of services and strategic consulting."

As a solution partner, KOREM will not directly sell ESRI software products, but will build and deliver services and solutions using ESRI GIS software technology.

"Korem offers broad experience developing geospatial applications, especially in business intelligence," said Alex Miller, President, ESRI Canada. "We welcome them as a valuable partner and resource to help support our growing GIS community."

About KOREM

Founded in 1993, KOREM develops and implements integrated, evolving and high quality geospatial solutions that meet customers strategic and management requirements on a national and international scale. KOREM's workforce capacities, expertise and creativity have contributed to put together solutions to better analyze the information improving decision-making throughout organizations. The mastering of these fields of knowledge combined with business intelligence and geospatial allows KOREM to accommodate clients with diverse needs. ISO 9001:2000 certified, KOREM assures its clientele of high-level standards of services and top-quality satisfaction, based on dynamic and reliable work parameters. For more information, visit
www.korem.com.

About ESRI Canada

Founded in 1984, ESRI Canada provides enterprise geographic information systems (GIS) solutions that empower businesses, governments, and educational institutions to make timely, informed and mission critical decisions by leveraging the power of maps. The company distributes the world's leading GIS software from ESRI Inc., Miner and Miner, Azteca, and other technology partners. Headquartered in Toronto, the company serves over 8,000 customers from 16 regional offices across Canada. Information about ESRI Canada can be found at
www.esricanada.com.